Getting Children Aged 5 to 12 Years to Eat More Fruit and Vegetables – An Evidence Summary
This evidence summary from Australia provides recommendations for planning comprehensive interventions based on the best available evidence current as of June 2009 on increasing fruit and vegetable consumption among children aged 5 to 12 years. Results for fruit and vegetable consumption from the 2007 Australian National Children’s Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey are also presented.
Resource Information
Date
February 24, 2010
Author
Victorian Government Department of Health
Type
Evidence Summary
Setting
Cafeteria/Canteen, Children's Service/Child Care, Community-at-large, Recreation Centre, School
Age
Children (4-11), Youth (12-17)
Topic
Childhood Nutrition, Chronic Disease Prevention, Food Environment, Healthy Eating
Language
English
Jurisdiction
Local/Municipal/Regional, Provincial, National, International
Tags
children, chronic disease prevention, food skills, garden, healthy eating, nutrition education, policy, program, public institution, school, strategy, vegetables and fruit